Kitsilano Beach Park

Kitsilano Beach Park is a well-established public recreational area spreading over 34.5 acres on the northeast quadrant of Arbutus Street and Cornwall Avenue in its eponymous neighbourhood of Kitsilano. The beach park, which faces out north onto English Bay, dates back to 1909 when the Kitsilano community raised funds to purchase land from Canadian Pacific Railway company for a public beach park.

The park’s namesake beach and centrepiece is one of the 10 sandy beaches along Vancouver’s English Bay coastline stretching a total of 18 kilometres.

Formerly known as Greer Beach, Kitsilano Beach is now more affectionately called Kits Beach and widely considered as among Canada’s best city beaches.

Also traditionally known as Skwa-yoos, Kitsilano Beach draws sun worshippers for its clean, white sand and fantastic views of English Bay and downtown Vancouver.

Visitors likewise troop to the beach park for its heated salt water pool holding the distinction as the longest in Canada at 137 metres. The Vancouver Park Board operates this pool which is open during the summer months, from May to September.

The beach park’s northern edge is the domain of several beach volleyball courts which hosts three of the seven tournaments under the Beach Tour by Volleyball BC. These major competitions are the Kits Classic in May, the Jim Clive Cup in June, and the Vancouver Open in July.

The park flaunts an endearing feature in its fully accessible playground, which is touted as the largest in Vancouver. The playground is a bequest from Vancouver’s hosting of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, having been established as one of three showcase inclusive playgrounds for the famed quadrennial events. The other showcase playgrounds are in Whistler and Richmond.

The fun features of Kitsilano Beach Park’s playground include a sand play table and rotating climber. Saucer swings were also installed to provide fun and sensory experiences for kids of all ages and abilities. The playground also sports a wheelchair-accessible surface to open the facility to kids’ parents and chaperones with physical disabilities.

For visitors’ convenience, the beach park’s bathhouse was replaced with a new and modern structure in 2005. The franchise Boathouse restaurant occupies its top floor and offers an exceptional beachfront dining experience.

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